Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Who are the Vlachs? (Vlahi Wallahiens Wolosi)

Who are the Vlachs? (Vlahi Wallahiens Wolosi)


Vlachs or is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. English variations on the name include: Vallachians, Wallachians, Wlachs, Wallachs, Vlahs, Olahs or Ulahs; Groups that have historically been called Vlachs include: modern-day Romanians or Daco-Romanians, Aromanians, Morlachs, Megleno-Romanians and Istro-Romanians. Since the creation of the Romanian state, the term in English has mostly been used for those living outside Romania

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